Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arraigned a 42-year-old man, Abadeni Fakeye, at an Apapa Magistrate’s Court for allegedly swindling a company of the sum of N225, 000.
The accused person was brought to the court by Inspector Oluketi Ayodele.
The prosecutor, Inspector Asu Feddy, while reading the charges, said the accused person committed the crime at Number 3, Alekotile Street, Kirikiri Jetty, Kirikiri, Apapa.
The charge read that the accused person, “did obtain N225, 000 (two hundred and twenty five thousand Naira) from Green Speed Ocean Line Limited with the pretence of providing 10 Yokohama to site to salvage the dock inside the water which you knew was false and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 314 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria,
2015.”
The second count said the accused person stole the said amount belonging to Green Speed Ocean Lines Limited thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015.
In addition, the accused person was charged for converting the sum of N80,000 falsely to rent a fender property of Green Speed Ocean Lines Limited to his own use thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 287 of Criminal Laws of Lagos State,
2015.
However, the accused person pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The presiding Magistrate, Mr M.O. Olubi, granted bail to the accused person in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in
like sum.
The sureties, who according to the magistrate, should be a relations of the defendant, and must present evidence of three-year tax clearance to the court.
They should also show evidence of means of livelihood and prove as residents in Lagos.
The Magistrate adjourned the case till March 25.
